Melangyna viridiceps
1 Hover fly at Yackandandah, VIC
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| Melangyna viridiceps | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Jan 2025 | |
| Simosyrphus grandicornis | KylieWaldon | 7 Aug 2023 |
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it was a struggle but eventually also found two hoverflies on these bushes too
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.835938-36.317283
- Places Yackandandah, VIC
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 5 Aug 2023 12:34 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- grevillea Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- KylieWaldon Featured NatureMapr Melangyna viridiceps Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Melangyna viridiceps Scientific name
- Hover fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2011.7m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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